Monthly Archives - August 2016

The NBA and GE Healthcare are issuing a call for proposals for researchers in orthopedics, sports medicine, radiology and other disciplines asking for research and evidence based treatments on myotendinous injuries.

Mark Your Calendar

For the first time in over five years, the Texas Orthopaedic Association will return to the Dallas area.

The Joule is a luxury, Neo-Gothic hotel that was built in 1927 in downtown Dallas. The hotel features two restaurants popular with Dallas residents and a subterranean bar.

The sponsor prospectus will be released in September. We will include several new sponsor opportunities for our Platinum sponsors in 2017 to present on their product or any topic of their choice during Friday’s lunch. Please contact TOA (Bobby@toa.org) if this would interest you. It will be limited to several sponsors.

Do you have patients who experience persistent pain after a knee replacement?

Dr. Timothy Lubenow, Anesthesiologist & Professor of Anesthesiology at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center, faced that familiar problem with his patient, Barbara Ford and turned to COOLIEF* Cooled RF. “It was a pain management problem at that point, which is why I recommended the COOLIEF* procedure1,” explains Dr. Lubenow. “The COOLIEF* procedure is designed to destroy the nerve fibers that innervate the inner portion of the knee joint1.”

Barbara Ford talks about how she got “99% of pain relief within fifteen minutes of coming out of anesthesia1” and how it was the best day of her life! Listen to her emotional story!

The NBA and GE Healthcare have launched a strategic partnership to collaborate with leading clinical researchers to address the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries affecting NBA players and everyday athletes.